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<span class=large>THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES</span>
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CHAPTER 26
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Paul recounts his former persecution of the saints as a Pharisee—He testifies of the appearance of Jesus on the Damascus road—Agrippa is ‘almost persuaded’ to be a Christian.
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Then</span> Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself.  Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
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I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
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Especially <i>because I know</i> thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
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My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
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Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 22: 3; Acts 23: 6 (6-9).">Pharisee</a>.
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And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
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Unto which <i>promise</i> our <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Israel, Twelve Tribes of.">twelve</a> tribes, <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/7b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR earnestly, intently.">instantly</a> serving <i>God</i> day and night, hope to come.  For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
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Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Resurrection.">raise</a> the dead?
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I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Tim. 1: 13.">contrary</a> to the <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Name.">name</a> of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 9: 1, 13 (13-14), 21; Acts 22: 4 (4-5).">saints</a> did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/10b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Martyrdom.">death</a>, I gave my <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/26/10c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR vote.">voice</a> against <i>them.</i>
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And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled <i>them</i> to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted <i>them</i> even unto <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/11a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR foreign.">strange</a> cities.
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Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
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At midday, O king, I saw in the way a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="JS-H 1: 16.">light</a> from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
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And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 9: 4 (1-9); Acts 22: 7 (6-16).">Saul</a>, Saul, why persecutest thou me?  <i>it is</i> hard for thee to kick <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/14b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Opposition.">against</a> the pricks.
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And I said, Who art thou, Lord?  And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
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But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.">appeared</a> unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/16b" mark="b" type="C" title="Luke 1: 2; John 1: 14; Acts 5: 32; Acts 9: 15; Acts 22: 15; D&C 14: 8; TG Conversion.">witness</a> both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
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Delivering thee from the people, and <i>from</i> the Gentiles, unto whom now I <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 22: 21.">send</a> thee,
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To open their eyes, <i>and</i> to turn <i>them</i> from <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/18a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Walking in Darkness.">darkness</a> to <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/18b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Light.">light</a>, and <i>from</i> the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
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Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/19a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Disobedience.">disobedient</a> unto the heavenly <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/19b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Visions.">vision</a>:
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But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and <i>then</i> to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
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For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 21: 31 (30-31).">kill</a> <i>me.</i>
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Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/22a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 28: 23.">prophets</a> and Moses did say should come:
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That Christ should <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Martyrdom.">suffer</a>, <i>and</i> that he should be the first that should <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/23b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.">rise</a> from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
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And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="JS-H 1: 24 (24-25).">mad</a>.
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But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
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For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
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King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets?  I know that thou <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 30: 42 (41-42).">believest</a>.
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Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/28a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Missionary Work.">persuadest</a> me to be a <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/26/28b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 11: 26.">Christian</a>.
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And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
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And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
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And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/31a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Capital Punishment.">death</a> or of bonds.
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Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/26/32a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 25: 11.">Caesar</a>.
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